PSF urges users to update systems to Python 3.8.8 or 3.9.2. (Source: PSF)
The Python Software Foundation is sending updates for Python 3.9.2 and 3.8.8 to address critical security vulnerabilities, including a remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited to shut down systems.
Python is a programming language that can be used to develop complex scientific and numeric applications. Its features facilitate data analysis and visualization.
PSF urged its software users to update systems to Python 3.8.8 or 3.9.2 to address a remote code execution, or RCE, vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-3177 and another flaw tracked as CVE-2021-23336, which concerns a web cache poisoning vulnerability caused by defaulting the query args separator to & and allowing users to choose a custom separator.
Python Software Rushes to Tackle RCE Vulnerability govinfosecurity.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from govinfosecurity.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.